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TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Asian films, led by Thai director ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Asian films, led by Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul's "Syndromes and a Century," dominated the Toronto International Film Festival's best-of-the-decade poll results released Monday.

TORONTO - A poll of film curators, historians, and festival ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:17:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - A poll of film curators, historians, and festival programmers has put two well-respected heroes of Asian cinema atop a list of the decade's most important movies.

Toronto's Reel Asian International Film Festival opens Wednesday ...

(CBC) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:16:27 GMT

(CBC) - Toronto's Reel Asian International Film Festival opens Wednesday with Overheard, the new film from the team that created the Hong Kong crime drama Infernal Affairs.

OTTAWA - Canadian travellers have been told they're not welcome ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:49:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - Canadian travellers have been told they're not welcome in Libya, in an apparent reprisal for Canada's near tongue-lashing of Moammar Gadhafi.

More than 150 authors are slated to participate in the 30th ...

(CBC) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:52:22 GMT

(CBC) - More than 150 authors are slated to participate in the 30th annual International Festival of Authors, which kicks off in Toronto on Wednesday with the rare literary matchup of Alice Munro and Diana Athill.

TORONTO - September saw Toronto overrun with Hollywood celebs, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:57:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - September saw Toronto overrun with Hollywood celebs, drawing huge throngs of gawkers who lined up to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars at the city's renowned film festival.

TORONTO - The Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival has a serious ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:33:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - The Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival has a serious focus - mental illness and addiction as depicted on the big screen - but there is still room for levity.

TORONTO - Nearly two decades ago, before he ever considered ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:20:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Nearly two decades ago, before he ever considered becoming a writer, Anthony De Sa attended Toronto's inaugural Word on the Street festival as a budding educator and rabid reader.

TORONTO (Reuters) - "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - TORONTO (Reuters) - "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" won the top award at the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday, giving the Oprah Winfrey-produced film some early momentum heading into Oscar awards season.

TORONTO - A raw film about an abused teen named Precious won ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:36:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - A raw film about an abused teen named Precious won the audience choice award on the last day of the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, stoking predictions that the harrowing, Oprah Winfrey-backed tale is Oscar-bound.

Having already won backing from the likes of Oprah Winfrey and ...

(CBC) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:52:56 GMT

(CBC) - Having already won backing from the likes of Oprah Winfrey and filmmaker Tyler Perry, director Lee Daniel's harrowing coming-of-age story Precious has now captured the Toronto International Film Festival's prestigious People's Choice Award.

TORONTO - The Toronto International Film Festival ended on ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:06:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - The Toronto International Film Festival ended on the weekend after unspooling more than 300 films during a 10-day cinematic marathon. The Canadian Press writers who covered the fest pick some memorable moments.

TORONTO - A raw film about an abused teen named Precious won ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:56:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - A raw film about an abused teen named Precious won the audience choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival, stoking predictions that the harrowing, Oprah Winfrey-backed tale is Oscar-bound.

TORONTO - A raw film about an abused teen named Precious has ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:28:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - A raw film about an abused teen named Precious has won the audience choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Capturing authentic, honest moments with the eccentric and private ...

(CBC) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:59:26 GMT

(CBC) - Capturing authentic, honest moments with the eccentric and private White Stripes during the rock duo's landmark 2007 Canadian tour was the goal of White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights, the documentary's director said ahead of its world premiere in Toronto on Friday.

TORONTO - When Jack White looks back on the White Stripes' ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:25:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - When Jack White looks back on the White Stripes' ambitious 2007 tour of Canada - chronicled in a new documentary unveiled at the Toronto International Film Festival this week - a few features stand out in his memory.

TORONTO - Three years after sweeping the Genie Awards with ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:39:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Three years after sweeping the Genie Awards with his coming-of-age Quebec drama "C.R.A.Z.Y.," Montreal director Jean-Marc Vallee admits he feels some "pressure" about unveiling his next feature, "The Young Victoria," to his home country.

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto International Film Festival ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto International Film Festival has catapulted several well-known Bollywood movies to global prominence in recent years, but 2009's event has showcased one Indian movie that had audiences buzzing for its use of a rare language, Konkani.

TORONTO (Reuters) - This year's Toronto film festival lowers ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - TORONTO (Reuters) - This year's Toronto film festival lowers its final curtain this weekend after 10 days of red carpet premieres and industry networking that produced few movie deals but showcased some good bets for Oscars.

TORONTO - The competitive, violent and masculine world of 1970s ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:58:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - The competitive, violent and masculine world of 1970s British soccer seems, at first blush, an unlikely setting for a bromance.

Uncertainty has emerged as a theme in many films and amongst ...

(CBC) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:33:06 GMT

(CBC) - Uncertainty has emerged as a theme in many films and amongst deal-makers alike at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.

TORONTO - Even though nearly 20 months have passed since Heath ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:24:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Even though nearly 20 months have passed since Heath Ledger's sudden death from an accidental prescription drug overdose, Terry Gilliam says he still can't quite believe that the star is gone.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Three hard-edged movies about young women ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - TORONTO (Reuters) - Three hard-edged movies about young women screening this week at the Toronto film festival depart from Hollywood formulas by avoiding sentimental or romantic cliches that often define movies about teenagers.

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(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:54:00 GMT

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TORONTO - Irish eyes are smiling at the Toronto International ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:06:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Irish eyes are smiling at the Toronto International Film Festival.

TORONTO - Director Bernard Emond says he realized instantly ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:00:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Director Bernard Emond says he realized instantly that the town of Normetal, Que., was the perfect setting for his new movie "La Donation."

The Toronto International Film Festival is winding down to its ...

(CBC) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:49:23 GMT

(CBC) - The Toronto International Film Festival is winding down to its finale Saturday, but controversy over its spotlight on Tel Aviv continues.

Dedicated volunteers who organize movie screenings for 169 communities ...

(CBC) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:39:29 GMT

(CBC) - Dedicated volunteers who organize movie screenings for 169 communities across Canada are arriving at the Toronto International Film Festival this week to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the acclaimed Film Circuit program.

TORONTO - To hear Miguel Arteta tell it, Michael Cera could ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:28:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - To hear Miguel Arteta tell it, Michael Cera could be the next Woody Allen.

TORONTO - When J. Lo was out, "Nay Po" dove in and the result ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:18:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - When J. Lo was out, "Nay Po" dove in and the result was pitch-perfect, says Don Roos, writer-director of "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits," starring Natalie Portman.

TORONTO - Matt Damon's comedic turn as an agri-business executive ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:10:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Matt Damon's comedic turn as an agri-business executive who goes to the FBI with the inside scoop on his employer's criminal wrongdoing definitely isn't your "father's whistleblower movie."

TORONTO - Keanu Reeves remembered Patrick Swayze happily leaping ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:56:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Keanu Reeves remembered Patrick Swayze happily leaping out of planes during the filming of "Point Break." Drew Barrymore called the "Dirty Dancing" actor "the nicest man that one could ever meet." And Rob Lowe felt like he lost a brother.

TORONTO - Colin Farrell says he's "excited about meeting the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:31:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Colin Farrell says he's "excited about meeting the little one."

While watching the docudrama Shattered Glass, Daniel Perlmutter ...

(CBC) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:21:07 GMT

(CBC) - While watching the docudrama Shattered Glass, Daniel Perlmutter envisioned the comic potential of a reporter fabricating stories who must run around covering his tracks. His screwball comedy riff on the tale has also convinced the judging panel at the 2009 Telefilm Pitch This! contest.

TORONTO - Rebecca Miller says she's ready to bid goodbye to ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:19:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Rebecca Miller says she's ready to bid goodbye to Pippa Lee.

TORONTO - Drew Barrymore says she met Patrick Swayze when she ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:21:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Drew Barrymore says she met Patrick Swayze when she was seven years old and is "shell-shocked" to hear about his death.

TORONTO - Robin Wright Penn and Keanu Reeves are due at the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:22:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Robin Wright Penn and Keanu Reeves are due at the Toronto International Film Festival today to discuss their new movie "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee."

TORONTO - Werner Herzog says he's often perceived as a sombre ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:14:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Werner Herzog says he's often perceived as a sombre and brooding director, but that's really not the case.

Though it's based on a French movie, the filmmakers behind Chloe ...

(CBC) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:38:15 GMT

(CBC) - Though it's based on a French movie, the filmmakers behind Chloe would rather describe the erotic psychological drama as a reinvention of the story than a remake.

TORONTO - Behind the scenes, Clive Owen is a family man. But ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:49:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Behind the scenes, Clive Owen is a family man. But on-screen, he's rarely played one, opting instead for more sinister characters in films such as "Closer" and "Inside Man."

TORONTO - Jane Fonda is expressing regret over endorsing a ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:49:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Jane Fonda is expressing regret over endorsing a protest letter that targets an Israeli film spotlight at the Toronto International Film Festival.

TORONTO - Artists angered by a spotlight on Israeli films at ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:02:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - Artists angered by a spotlight on Israeli films at the Toronto International Film Festival insisted Monday they are not calling for a boycott as they continued to draw the ire of a growing list of celebrity critics.